Luhansk Oblast

This article is about the Ukrainian oblast. For the disputed Russian entity, see Luhansk People's Republic.

Luhansk Oblast
Луганська область
Oblast
Sunset in Luhansk
Sunset in Luhansk
Flag_of_Luhansk_Oblast.svg
Flag
Coat of arms of Luhansk Oblast
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Eastern gate of Ukraine,[1][2] dawn of Ukraine,[3][4][5] Луганщина (Luhanshchyna), Лугань (Luhan)
Coordinates: 48°55′N 39°01′E / 48.92°N 39.02°E / 48.92; 39.02
CountryUkraine
Established3 June 1938
Administrative centerLuhansk (de jure)
Sievierodonetsk (de facto, 2014–2022)
Government
 • GovernorArtem Lysohor[a]
 • Oblast council124 seats
Area
 • Total26,684 km2 (10,303 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[6]
 • TotalDecrease 2,102,921
 • RankRanked 7th
GDP
[7]
 • Total₴ 52 billion
(€1.351 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 24,684
(€639)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
91–94
Area code+380-64
ISO 3166 codeUA-09
Vehicle registrationBB
Raions18
Cities (total)37
• Regional cities14
Urban-type settlements109
Villages792
HDI (2022)0.741[8]
high
FIPS 10-4UP14
Websiteloga.gov.ua

Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991.[9] It has a population of 2,102,921 (2022 estimate).[6]

Important cities in Luhansk Oblast include Alchevsk, Antratsyt, Brianka, Kadiivka, Kirovsk, Krasnodon, Khrustalnyi, Luhansk, Lysychansk, Pervomaisk, Rovenky, Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk and Sverdlovsk. All of the oblast is in the Donbas region.

In 2014, large parts of the oblast, including the capital Luhansk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Luhansk People's Republic, leading to a war against Ukrainian government forces. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the oblast has come almost entirely under Russian occupation and has been the scene of heavy fighting, which continues in some places. In late September 2022, Russia declared the annexation of the entire oblast, along with three others, though the annexation remains internationally unrecognized. As of September 2024, Ukraine is in control of 1.5% of the region,[10] including a few settlements, such as Hrekivka and Nadiia.[11] These areas continue to see active conflict.[12][13]

  1. ^ Oda, UA: LG, 2007, archived from the original on 5 August 2008.
  2. ^ Umoloda, Kyiv, UA.
  3. ^ Oda, UA: LG, 1930, archived from the original on 24 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Territory", 70 years, UA: LG, 14 March 2008 [1977], archived from the original on 24 May 2011, retrieved 17 September 2008.
  5. ^ "70 years", Calendar, UA: LG, 11 April 2008, archived from the original on 24 May 2011, retrieved 17 September 2008.
  6. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".
  8. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  9. ^ Про внесення змін і доповнень до Конституції (Основного Закону) Української РСР | від 19.06.1991 № 1213а-XII[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Russia captures Ukrainsk in east Ukraine, state media and war bloggers say". Reuters. 17 September 2024. Russian forces, which have taken about a fifth of Ukraine, control 98.5% of the Luhansk region
  11. ^ "Luhansk region 95% occupied: Regional Military Administration reveals how many people live in the free territory". ТСН.ua. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  12. ^ Lowe, Yohannes; Bayer, Lili; Lowe (now), Yohannes; Bayer (earlier), Lili (20 May 2024). "Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine still controls 60% of Vovchansk, says local official". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian forces reportedly take control of Piatykhatky – as it happened". The Guardian. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.


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